Warmer Days = Art Outside!

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Outdoor Art

Fifth and sixth grade artists took advantage of some fine fall weather to enjoy the outdoor spaces created with our Artists-in-Residence.

Art in the Garden

With the garden in full bloom, how could we not take our art class outside?

First and second grade artists worked on drawing sunflowers from observation. We remind each other to Draw what you see, not what you know! 

Third and fourth grade artists were asked to imagine that they had shrunken down to the size of a bug.  What would the world look like from this point of view? Has anyone from this generation seen   "Honey I Shrunk the Kids?"

#waitsfieldschool is a pretty nice place to be! #sunflowers #playground

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Clay Planters in the Garden

I finally finished the last project from our Clay Artist Residence.  While some children went on various site visits, a small group stayed with me in the art room and made these beautiful ceramic planters. They now have a variety of succulents planted in them are are hung on the garden shed and the playground living structure. These will be a permanent art installment in our school garden

Kindergarten Leaf Rubbing Collages

 

Kindergarten Artists made leaf rubbings in our Outdoor Classroom last week.  We painted over the crayon rubbings and observed the magic of watercolor resist, when the wax in the crayon pushes away the water in the paint.  Today we used our painted leaves to create beautiful fall collages. 

Kindergartners draw sunflowers "en plein air"

Working in our outdoor classroom

Fifth and sixth graders took advantage of this beautiful fall day while working on our mandalas in our outdoor learning space. 

First and second graders and Kindergartners used our outdoor classroom as "home base" while creating leaf rubbings. 

Painting our leaf rubbings to create the watercolor resist effect 

Outside art in our new Outdoor Learning Space

Artists-in-residence wrap up